2014-03-25 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda Pages 81-167

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   25 MARCH 2014


Traffic – General
   An extra 6600 vehicles per day on the existing     Council’s traffic engineer has identified a
    road infrastructure will impact upon the           number of road upgrades as a
    function and safety of the roads and will erode    consequence of the development.
    the liveability of the area and cause noise        While projected levels of service across
    pollution.                                         intersections and roundabouts in the
   Increased traffic will increase maintenance        broader network may remain within
    costs.                                             acceptable levels, additional traffic on the
   Heavy vehicles, noise and dust impacts over 8      local    road     network   is     generally
    years of construction resulting in safety risk     undesirable.
    and air/noise pollution.
   Upgrades to Tidswell and Hollett Roads will
    increase danger for pedestrians and cyclists
    using these roads.
   Existing roads are unable to cope with current
    traffic and wear and tear.


Traffic – Walter Hay Drive
 The proposal to install a major roundabout on        The impacts from the addition of a double
   Walter Hay Drive between the two existing           lane, four node roundabout servicing
   roundabouts and within an existing 100k zone,       approximately 500 dwellings to each side
   will diminish the overall function and utility of   of Walter Hay Drive is a highly undesirable
   the road and cause trip delays.                     outcome. Walter Hay Drive’s function as a
 Safety of local residents and commuters along        limited access road and a preferred route
   Walter Hay Drive will be compromised as a           to Eumundi Noosa Road will be reduced.
   result of traffic congestion.


Social
 The development will significantly alter the         The development would not result in social
  social fabric of the region. The new residents       problems and should be able to provide
  will be socially and geographically isolated as      attractive urban estates for residents but
  the development is outside of the current            does not promote higher order urban
  urban footprint.                                     design objectives, such as high levels of
 The development will not provide affordable          accessibility or public transport integration.
  housing.
 The development risks adverse community
  problems and anti-social behaviour that arise
  from overcrowding.




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